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A Fine Ghost Story spoiled

For some time past, at o certain
residence in Beaver Falls, Pa, the
inmates have been frightened almost
out of their wits by a continued rap
ping, which sounded as if in q closet
in an apartment up stairs. Investi-
cation at tho time OF the rapping
failed to reveal anything and some
people went SO far as to say the
house was haunted. The other day
as the lady of the house was clean
ing the room, she heard the same
curious sound, followed by what she
called 'sneeze:' She went to Q
window to open it and while she
was pushing the shutter the sound
became more distinct and casting Q
glauce upward she saw large wood
pecker sitting near the window and
pecking away with all its might: 1t
seems that piece OF timber the bird
was sitting on led to the closet anG
when the bird would peck the sound
could be clearly heard in the room
The family sleeps Doundsr O. nights
lnow.
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name CT Virginia Potato. The
more modern one Of Irish Potato,
given to il in derision, appears to
have become the most popular. We
have common American bird gen.
orally called Robin, but it does not
belong to the same gems as the tue
Robin Of Europe But this is bot
half so bad as TO be obliged to honor
the Turks by calling noble mcm- =
Der Of The featherod tribe "a Turkey
IL is true VIC have some consolation
in knowing that the filthiest member
is called Turkey Buzzard. There
are persons who have hankeriug
after common or popular names Of
things. and affect to dislike the tue
or scientific names, hich ago always
tho same among oil the civilized ma
lions ---American Ayric0ituriSt tor
June.
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Stray Cattle Law.

According to the present law in
our State stray cattle can be taken
up and if the owner neglect or refuse
to tender reasonable satisfaction to
the party injured by trespass, and
for the cost OF keeping, or if such
injured party shall not accept the
satisfaction which may be offered, it
shall be the duty of such injured
party to make immediate application
in manner direct ed by the Act. In
case the owner shall not claim his
property within ten days after the
stray is taken up it shall be the duty
OF the person taking up such stray
to cause the same TO be advertised.
And If the owner doesn't appes r
within sixty days after such adver-
tisement the person taking the stray
shall make application to Justice
OF the Peace who shall issue war;
rant TO constable to make public
sale Of the stray and from the pro.
ceeds pay ell reasonable charges and
damages and cost OF keeping and
the surplus to be given to the coun-
ty treasurer. II the owner shall ap-
oear within One wear and proye
property the surplus shall be paid
to him. otherwise it goes into the
county funds.
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Miraculous Escape.

W. W. Reed, druggist, Of Wins
chester, Ind, writes: "Ono of my
customers, Mrs. Louisa Pike, Barto-
mia, Randolph Co., Ind, was long
sufferer with Consumption, and was
given mp to die Ly her physicians.
She heard of DR.. Kings New Dis>
oovery for Consumption, and began
buying it of me. In six months
time she walked to this city, a dis.
tance Of six miles, and is now 30
much improved she has quit using it.
She feels she owes her life to it,"
FREQ Trial Bottles at c. NJ. Shindel's
Drug Store.
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by new act passed by the last
Legislature, entitled "The PennsJ
vania Pharmacy Law" aud approved
by the Governor, May "a, 1887, it ia
provided that hereafter no person
whatsoever shall open or carry Gu AT
manager in the State OF Pennsylvania
any retail drug or chemical store nol
engage in the business of compound
ing or dispensing medicines or pres
criptions, etc., without having OBJ
tained q certificate Of competency
and qualification to do so from the
State Pharmaceutical Examining
Board, to consist to five persons to
be appointed by the Governor. The
act applies to those already engaged
in the business only so far as relates
to registration and fees.
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The worst drought for years ia
prevailing in Illinois and Wisconsin. =
There has been no soaking rain in
the northern and central counties oil
Illinois since March, and the roads
are deep in dust, the pastures burnt
brown and the leaves on the trees
shriveled up.-"Stunted yellow
spears" are the only evidence that
corn has boen planted, and fruits on
tho trees are 'wrinkled and dried to
the stem" Fires are burning in the
woods, and have caused the loss OF
many cattle. In Henry and sur
rounding counties the drinking water
has been polluted, and the dried beds
of the creeks are covered with decay.
ing fish. Similar reports come from
portions of Wisconsin.
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What's in a Name.

Whether names are good or bad,
appropriate or the opposite, it would
seem that when they once become al
all current or familiar, there is no
such thing as shaking them of. We
suppose that the name Canada This
tle' will be used to the end of time
in this country, although it ia well
known that this species of Cirsium
is not indigenous to Canada, but to
Europe, where it has been known for
centuries under the common name
Of Cursed Thistle which is really
an appropriate name.
Jerusalem Artichoke il another in
appropriate and misleading name
given to North American plant in
trodueed into English gardens about
three hun dred years ago from Cana
da, and under the name OF Canada
Potato. This species oi Heliantbus
is neither an artichoke nor q native
o! Jerusalem; still these misleading
names will probably cling to it for
centuries to come.
The mis-namsd Irish Potato ID
another valuable native plant, which
may now be found growing wild OF
thousands of acres in New Mexico
and Arizona, and although introduc.
cd into Great BritAn under the
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Thursday, July If, 1887.

JEFF Davis is made tofather anoth-
or lying statement. He recently
said to an interviewer that in 1861
while at Montgomery, Ala, he croceiy'
ed an anonymous letter from Phila>
delphia stating that tho Governor Of
Pennsylvania had liberated from
prison two notorious convicts, OH
condition that they would assassinate
him Davis, with the promise Of SlO0-
900 if lthey succeeded. He then
mentions two instances in which he
believed himself to be in peril from
this cause. Ratsl
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The 4th OF July was pleasantly
and nationally celebrated in Pbiladol-
pbia. There was great mass meet
ing in Independence Square, which
was addressed by John Sergeant
Wise, q son Of the once noted Hem
ry A. Wise, of Virginia,and grand
con Of the former great Philadelphia
lawyer, John Sergeant. There was
o military parade, music in oil the
parks, regatta on the Schuylkill,
balloon ascensions, &c. The old bar
barrie enormity Of killing people and
destroying property with firearms,
fire. crackers, &c, was strictly forbid
don. 1t was O civilized observance
OF the day. The world is moving,
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Pennsylvania Railroads Summo;
Series Of Seashore Excursions.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will again this summer offer to
the public number Of select ex.
cursions from principal points in
Western Pennsylvania to the resorts
OF the New jersey Coast.
For several years these excursions
have proven source Of great con-
venience to the residents Of this
section of the State, as they have
enabled our people to visit the most
prominent seaside resorts on the
most favorable conditions, both rs
to rate Of fare and limit Of tickets
The first Of the series is fixed for
July l4th, and will embrace, as will
the three others, Atlantic City, Cape
May, and Sea Isle City. Others Of
the series will occur on July 2Stt,
August lltb and 25th. These re-
sorts ar, the choicest and by far the
most popular of any of the summers
ing points on the Jersey coast, and
it will prove q difficult matter TO
make II choice between tho three.
The tickets will be good for ten
days, and will be sold at the rates
quoted below iiom tho points men,
toned
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Committee Meeting.

The members Of the Republican
County Standing Committee are ie-
qnostod to meet nj the Clurt House,
TT Middleburgh, Saturday. July lG
1887, at l o'clock, ? N, for til,
purpose Of electinS Delegate &c
represent the county in the approach
ing State Convention. ii full turn.
out j desired BY order Of.
jNo ID. BoGAE, Chr'n.
A. s, rAwLIEG, Sec.
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Where the Presidents are Buried

The burial places of Our Presidents
are widely scattered. Washington
lies at Mount Vernon; the two Ads
amses arc buried uuder the old
church at Quincy, Mass; JcfT,rson
rests at Monticello; Madisou's grave
is at Montpelier, not fer from Mon-
ticcllo; Monroe's remains lie in the
Richmond Cemetery; Jackson's grave
is in front OF bis old residence, The
Hermitage;' Vat Buren was buried
at kindeihook; Harrison ut North
Bend, near Cincinnati; Polk at Nash,
vile. Taylor's remains are nonr
Louisville; Fillmore lies in Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; Pi.rce was
buried at Concord aud buchanan at
Lancaster; Lincolu's giave is near
Springfield, Johnson's at Grcenvllo
Gal fields at Cleveland, Grants ut
Riverside, aud Ar,hur's at Albany.
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Excursionists will spend the night
in Philadelphia and proceed to the
seashore by any regular train of the
next day. These are magnificent
holiday trips and should be taken
advantage of by all who can spare
the time for most enjoyable out
ing.
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When Psby VIVA sick vo Tsvo her Castorin,
When ehc was a Child, sho cried for Castorln,
When sho became Miss, shc ching to Ca.toria,
Whnr ahe lad Children, she gave them Castoria,
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1T "a WOSDERFUL

how easily rheumatism begins, and how
insidiously IL grows in the system, until
one is startled to find himself Its victim
in either the acute or chronic form. He
then learns the fearful tenacity Of its
grip and the utter powerlessness Of the
ordinary remedies to give relief.
Probably to no disease have physicians
given more s.nly anl none has more
completely baiilcl their efforts 10 provide
specific; AMI until Athlophoros was dis
covered there was no medicine which
wolld surely cure rheumatism, neuralgia
and nervous or sick headache. Thousands
of testimonials Ike the following prove
beyond question that Athlophoros is the
only reliable remedy, and that it will do
all that is claimed for it.
Catslill, Green Co., n. Y.
August 10, 1886.
can recommend the Athlophoros to
anybody that is in want of it. II has
cured my mother who las had neuralgia
all her life and also rheumatism. She says
she is all free from pain now, and will not
be without bottle for twice the price. !
gave u hottie 20 my brother who had ncu-
ralgia in the bowels and it fixed him in a
few days. FRANK EDWARDS.
Rouscs Pt., Clifton CO., n. Y.
August 18th. 1856.
Two years ago this Summer was sorely
afflicted with rheumatism in my right knee
ani let shoulder. AMI was induced by a
frirnl to try A,hlophoros. used five
bottles, 80, well, aai hnv, lcen compare
lively Zee, from rhcimatism since. ] have
great faith in il, auj h.ye recommended it
20 my friends. 80 f.r "a know al! who
have tried il speak t. praise.
X. lIEAToN.
fyerr dra. us, shouii keep Athiophoios
aul itilophoru, lis, but where they can.
not be bought of the driggis, the Nthlo-
phoros Co, liz Wall %t New York. will
send either Carriage pad) ON receipt of
regular price, which is Sl.(0 per bottle
for Athlophoros and zoe. for rlls.
For liver aud kidney diseases. d,kIcJsin, In
digestion, Wcuku'.. ucrrOUg dol MY, Diseases
of ronen, couiiI .'on. headache. impure
blood, &c. ithioihorS liiis are urc4ua.cd, y
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RATES OF ADVERTISING :
Republican County Ticket.

FoR Agsu,tAr: JrngN
SAMUEL 4. WETIEL, BeaNottuwn.
Won suEHtFP.
DANIEL. BOI.ENDER, MIIilchufgh,
FoR cot NTY toNNIS,IoNEI.Y,
DANIEL BEAVER. Monroe.
SAMUEL Il. WALTER, Franklin.
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ron 'ONuNUr.
DIR. GEORGE IL. WElSER, Chapman.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22
W. c. Il. U. ENTERTAINMENT.

An appreciative audience greeted the
amateurs in their performance at Hop
kins Opera House Thursday evening.
The entertainment was given under
the auspices of the ladies of the W.
c. I. U. and the pleasure seekers of
Blackfoot are indebted to them for
the evenings enjoyment. The cast
of characters in two farces, The OBJ
stinate Family and The Loan of a
Lover were happily made and each
one of the actors made happy hit
and rendered his and her part very
pleasingly to the audience before
them. Mrs. r. j. Osborn recited very
touchingly and with fine effect "The
Drunkard's mother" and Miss Cora
Stills. sang the beautiful and sentimen-
tai song so much admired, Beautiful
Pond Lilies" The ladies are engaged
in noble work and in their efforts to
combine the pleasing and entertaining
with their labors of good should have
every encouragement. We trust we
shall have the pleasure of seeing our
amateurs before the foot-lights again
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22
The Indian Problem.

There was one division of the great
Constitutional parade in Philadelphia
last Thursday that should have kept
marching ON, right on across the
State, clear to the Missouri River, and
still on, until every State in the Union
had seen and studied it. The Indiansi
One band of braves, mounted and in
their war paint; plumed and feathered
and fierce visaged, armed to the teeth;
savages from scalp lock to moccasin.
Behind them, on foot, q band of
younger braves that will sweep these
old warriors and savages out of ex-
istence forever In the neat uniforms
of their schools, trim and tidy as any
marching steadily as soldiers, with
the free, easy stride born of the prai-
ries, each dark-skinned brave armed
with slate, marched these dusky
warriors from Carlisle and Hampton
and Lincoln Institute. 1t was grand,
it was inspiring, it was sublime, it
was Christian? Glass of boys and
girls drove by, singing with all their
Indian hearts in their brave voices;
'Hail Columbia, Happy Land" Any
thing but a "happy land has Columbia
from the day of Columbus to the day
of the cowboys, been for them and
their fathers. They sang as the proph-
cts sing. After them came the Indian
boys at work at their trades; mechan-
les, farmers, teachers; girls at house
work; bright, neat, happy looking
girls; cooking, sewing, knitting, read
ing; trained nurses in a hospital ward;
useful, happy girls as your own
daughters. Why, can't begin to tell
you how the s'Indian exhibit" impress
ed people | never in all my life saw
such an object lesson. Ahead were
the savages, exceeding fierce" pos
sessed with seven times seven devils,
and then these boys and girls, clothed
and in their right minds, sitting at
the feet of the Prince of Peace. /
blushed with shame for every fiippant
and heartless word / had ever said or
written about this much discussed
''Indian problem. = There was its solu-
lution-the rescue of a race by a
Christian nation There is something
for this government to do with the
next river and Harbor Appropriation
bill-divert the spoil from Mud Creek
Sandy Run and Beasley's Branch, and
pour it out upon these Indian schools.
-Burdette in Booklyn Eagle
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


Miss Stiles, from the East, has join
ed Miss Frost MS Indian Missionary al
Ross Fork.
Right Reverend Bishop Talbot de-
livered an excellent sermon to crowd
ed audience at the Baptist church on
last Friday evening.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blk.
by, Friday morning at 3 o'clock,a boy,
The mother and boy, we learn from
DIR. Behle, are doing well and Frank
may survive the JOY that is overeom.
ing him. Congratulations.
Frank Montgomery, son of Receiver
Montgomery, of the Blackfoot Land
Office, who has been in the office of
Wells, Fargo & Co., City of Mexico,
has been promoted with increase of
pay and sent by his Company to Wala-
Wala- Good for Frank.
The general wish of those who at
tended the entertainment Thursday
evening is that theawhistling brigade
will have previous engagement at
the next entertainment. Boys should
not be so rude as to annoy the public
by continued whistling at any per
Torrance and we know that the par
ents of some of them would s'row them
up salt river" if they knew of their
conduct, but boys we will not tell on
you this time.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22
The Partition of Idaho.

Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has
preached a scheme to deal with Idaho
very much as Russia, Prussia, and
Austria did with Poland-divide it
among themselves and blot Poland
from the map. The scheme of the
Senator is to carve Idaho so as to give
the largest slice to Nevada, liberal
slice to Washington Territory, and
sometimes about the size of a gizzard
comparatively, shall be left to Idaho
herself. 1t invites her to a feast in
which she shall from her own body
serve the guests she has not invited,
and be gobbled to her own destruction,
to their satisfaction. 1t is not Amer
lean. 1t is not right, and it won't 60
The people of Idaho don't want it,
and their assent to the scheme ought
to be the first and imperative consid-
Grafton. Without the consent, it should
not be done by Congress. Senator
Stewards object is to fortify Nevada
in Importance by replenishing his
State in territory. To save the sick
Lion Wolf was asked to allow him
self to be cut open and yield his liver,
which DR.. Fox, his lifetime adversary,
prescribed, DIR. Fox was a very crafty
professional For Idaho, Senator
Stewart represents DR.. Fox. Nevada
is vast expanse of sage brush coun-
try. with bases of pasture lands, holes
of gold, mountains of silver She has
more miles of territory than units of
population, and this is every year de-
creasing. She is the pocket borough
of the Union. In few years her rep
resentative in Congress will represent
more cayotes than men; her Senators
will have to their election the sole
inhabitants of the several counties.
Meantime Idaho will increase in pop
ulation and become attractive, great
in wealth, of greater Importance. 1t
| is the inevitable. Her Boise Valley,
the valleys of the Lower and the Up
per Payette, the Nez Perces, the region
to the South upon the Nevada and
Utah boundaries, are destind to great
fruitfulness and prosperity. Her mines
are yet only in the infancy of devel-
opment. The 0wyhee belt, the Rocky
Bar and Atlanta lodes, all the Alturas
mines, the mines of Lemhi, of Wood
river, of the Salmon river and Warren
districts-why Idaho under promise
of railroad facilities, is bound to be-
come state herself. TO carve her, in
the Stewart fashion, to exc out the
the population of Nevada, is equiva-
lent to taking the blood of a youth
soon to be q man to crafty the desire
of feeble adult who thinks the Wig
orous infusion may nourish him and
save him. Let Idaho alone. She will
I yet grow and take care of herself; be
a State, and shine in the constellation
Of the Union as the Gem of the Noun
tains that she is.-Portland News.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22

pap for anything in the way of work
which he condescends to undertake,
even II the work is for his own bene-
Rk One healthy looking Indian came
to the agency with an AK to grind.
Mr.. Eide, who is In charge of the
agency, volunteered to hold the AK,
while the Indian was to do the turn
ing. The job was finally finished, and
as the Indian took his ak he demand
ed 90 cents for turning the handle.
Mr.. Eide thereupou presented a coun-
ter account and informed the Indian
that he wanted 81 for holding the AK.
The Indian took in the situation and
went back to reflect on the wicked
ness of the white man.-Ft. Macleod
Gazette.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22

IT was a sad, sad sight to the spec
tators who gathered about the Presi-
dent at Memphis, Tennessee, to see
Judge Elliot, the distinguished jurist
whe delivered the address of welcome
fall on the stand and die by the time
the President had finished his address,
the venable old man was overcome
with heat, but he delivered his mes
sage from the city and amid the
shouts and applause of his people he
sank to rest.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22

THE country will thank President
Cleveland for his manly rebuke Of
some well dressed snobs ut Nashville
who were passing fiippant jibes on
poorly dressed ''bone and sinew" of
the land who came with a loyalty and
respect all their own to exercise the
privilege Of every American and meet
the Chief Magistrate of the Nation
face to face. In those brief words
of stern reproof Cleveland showed
himself the President of the people
without distinction of class or condi-
ton He is in the best sense of the
word a Democrat. Jefferson himself
could not have spoken more fitly-Ex.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22

UNDER scheme known as the
American Beef Pool originating at
Denver, the range cattle interests have
been practically turned over to Phil.
Armour The Chicago Droyers' Jour
nal shows how, in the deal, Armour
has an absolute certainty while stock
men are going in blind. BY the terms
of the pool the cattlemen pay Armour
$3.50 head for killing them and put
ting them on board refrigerator cars.
The cattle are brought to Armour at
the cattlemen's expense, and his toll
is simply for Strengthening. They have
to bear the expense of transportation
to the eastern dealer who peddles it
out on commission and returns the
proceeds to the pool. The hire of
clerks and agents of the pool and the
incidental expenses of transportation
are then deducted and the cattlemen
get the balance, This is supposed to
be a measure Of relief from the grind
ing exactions of monopoly forcing
prices of cattle on the hoof down to
starvation prices, but in the outcome
it will be found practically as bad on
the stock grower, whose days of big
fortunes quickly accumulated are over.
Once monopoly fastens its tentacles
on any business, its freedom of action
or independence is gone as long as
there is any life-blood worth draining
in it The Armour interest.apparent-
Is controls the entire beef product of
the country-Butte Miner.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22

A SOUTHERN employer demonstrates
that low-price labor in not the cheap
est labor for the employer, inasmuch
as cheap wages may put a larger labor
cost in the product. Southern labor is
cheaper in rate than northern labor.
docs that not give you great adj
vantage in competing with northern
mill?" he was asked. "Qh, no." the
manufacture replied, ::our people are
not SO skillful as the northern opera
tives, and the latter really turn out
more yarn or cloth for the money paid
them than ours do.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22
MIXED RACES.

The county Jail now contains three
murderers, two under sentence of death
and one to be tried at the next term
Of court. The two under sentence are
white man and a negro and the one
to be tried Chinaman. Should all
three be hung, and it is more than
probable they will be and on the same
day too, there will be larger repre-
sentation of the different races than
were ever seen on any gallows plat
form before.